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Lovevery for Toddlers • Review & Favorites Lovevery for Toddlers • Review & FavoritesI hear a lot of love and reviews on Lovevery products for infants and babies, but I wanted to share how these produ...

Tantrums are an inevitable part of parenting.

As triggering as they may be, tantrums are actually a completely developmentally normal reaction from toddlers.

Their brains are growing at an amazingly rapid rate, they are learning so much every day, and those new thoughts, feelings and experiences can be overwhelming in a tiny person.

They are also unable to fully communicate or express their wants and needs, which is an extremely frustrating place to be. So they tantrum.

As a gentle parent, what can we do to support our littles through these big expressions of emotion and overwhelm? Most importantly, we hold space and be there to support them through it.

We are the adults, and it is our job to lend our calm and our stability to them in the times when they feel the most out of control.

Tantrums are also not a time for teaching lessens. During the tantrum, toddlers enter a heightened emotional state, and their brain is literally unable to comprehend anything you might say at the time. There is no reasoning with a toddler through their tantrum.

Just be there for them, let them get their feelings out and ride through the storm with them.

AFTER the tantrum has passed is a good time to discuss any lessons needed. Once your little's emotions are regulated, they will be able to once again listen and learn.